Thursday, .April 5, 1984 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 15A
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Macio Mayo (left), gets input from
students as they try to determine why
teenagers and diers depend on drugs.
Drug Awareness Workshop
Interests Local Teenagers
The Charlotte chapter of
Links, a community ser
vice organization,'conclud
ed its 1984 project in the
“Services to Youth” divi
sion last month.
According to Thelma
Ladd, who coordinated the
project, the Drug Aware
ness Workshop was an in
formative program for
Charlotte youth. About 32
junior and senior high stu
dents gathered in Green
ville Center for the work
shop. It was conducted by
Macio Mayo, counselor at
the Charlotte Drug Educa
tion Center.
“The students seemed
very excited about the
workshop,” Mrs. Ladd
mentioned. “They dis
cussed with the counselor
why students use drugs,
and discovered the pri
mary factor is peer pres
sure. Some other reasons
which the students listed
were family problems,
experimentation, depres
sion, and loneliness.
Mayo presented to the
students what can happen
tdhem if they are caught
pssessing illegal drugs.
Ms. Ladd believes the
jxialties which Mgyo
soke about made a lot of
t'e teens think twice about
uing drugs. After talking
aout the harmful effects
lat drugs can play in a
prson’s physical apd men-
U lifCi a question and
nswer period \tas con-
lucted.
; The Drug Awareness
Workshop was cocrdinated
)y Link members Vivian
llhambers, Flossie Rann
and Lois Byers.
These talented young ladies performed a
high-ktepping number off Michael Sem-
beiio’S “She’s A Maniac” at the recent
Chi Eta Phi Sorority’s ‘"Twis On Pa
rade,” which was heid at te Green-
viiie Center. (Photo By LoretbManago)
Rodney Brown Says:
It’s Difficult To Leave
Domestic Problems Behiid
Speqiai To The Post
Winst6n-Satem - Answers
to daily problems and
stresses people face on the
home fijont may be found
on the job.
“It’s difficult to leave
domestic problems behind
when going to work each
day,” says Rodney C.
Brown, director of em
ployee counseling at R. J.
Reynolds Industries, Inc.
“A recent survey of busi
ness and industrial chap
lains indicates that mar
riage and family problems
are the primary counseling
issues they face.”
Employers walk a fine
line between helpful sup
port and unwanted inter
ference when dealing with
individual problems at the
workplace. Still, many
accept the responsibility to
help.
“Employers generally
have a human concern for
the well-being of their em
ployees, along with a vest
ed interest in easing pro
blems that affect an eni-
ployee’s performance on
the job,” Brown says.
Ha heads a staff of three
pastjjral counselors and the
coordinator of an Alcohol-
Drug Recovery Program.
They provide counseling
services to R. J. Reynolds’
employees and their fami
lies. RJR established one of
American industry’s first
full-time pastoral counsel
ing programs offering mar
riage and family counsel
ing. Since 1949, thousands
of RJR employees and
members of their families
have sought help from the
company’s counseling
staff.
Employees requesting
help come from all parts of
the work force- from the
factory: line to corporate
offices. Marital and family
problems affect no one
group of employees more
than any other. Brown
says.
In dealing with family
and marital conflicts.
Brown and his staff note
the frequent breakdown in
communications among
partners and family mem
bers. The increase in dual
career families and single
parent households has led
to family concerns that
counselors rarely saw 20
years ago.
Brown describes some of
the most common family
issues he and his staff en
counter and suggests some
ways to approach them;
-Make time and take the
effort to communicate
thoughts and feelings to
your spouse and children.
Unclear expectations com
plicated by inadequate
communication skills are
major contributors to fa
mily discord.
-Channel anger into po
sitive, constructive resolu
tion of conflicts and dis
agreements. Discuss the
situation openly with all
those involved instead of
withdrawing and “freezing
out” others.
-Dual-career families
require an extra emphasis
on compromise and under
standing amtg spouses
and children. Jespite the
advantages oficreased in
come, familieface added
pressures whe both adults
work outside te home.
Husbands ad wives
need to lis household
chores and dide the re
sponsibilities! advance of
assuming thother person
will do the jc Make sure
children hav a clear un
derstanding (their role in
maintaining he family
household.
-Try to hei off financial
problems beke they reach
the crisis st|e. Mounting
unpaid bills can place
stress on ten the best
relationship: Seek help
from Consmer Credit
Counseling srvices found
in many comunities, or
talk to a fiincial advisor
at your bar, credit union
or savings »d loan.
-Take achntage of con
fidential (unseling ser
vices offer! by employers
and comrmity organiza
tions. Soietimes just
having “agood sounding
board” ca ease tension
and help riolve problems.
R. J. eynolds Indus
tries, Inc. i headquartered
in WinstoBalem, N.C.
Walls Memorial AME
Zion Church, 2722 Bancroft
Street, will continue its
Centennial celebration
Sunday, April 8, with a
Centennial concert featur
ing the combined choirs of
the church.
April 1 marked the kick
off of the centennial ce
lebration with guest speak
ers The Right Rev. Reuben
Speaks as morning speak
er, and The Right Rev. L.
Scott Allen as the 5 p.m.
speaker.
Walls Memorial has
come a long way,
spiritually and physically.
Last week, we revealed the
beginnings of the church.
This week, the church and
its history from 1950 to 1960
will be discussed.
In the late 1950’s, the
Little Hope congregation,
now formally named
Mount Calvary AME Zion
Church, faced an impor
tant decision. They had a
RaHes Clinic
Rabies inoculations are re
quired for all dogs and cats
in Mecklenburg County.
From May 7-12, rabies
shots will be offered for $5
at local veterinarian offic
es and hospitals. Contact
local veterinarians to see if
appointments are neces
sary and if checks will be
accepted. The length of a
vaccine’s effectiveness
varies frone one year to
three years depending on
the type used. Ask your vet.
The May 7-12 clinics are
the last opportunity for pet
owner sto take advantage
of reduced rate rabies
shots before City pet li
censes expire on June 30.
Valid rabies inoculations
are required for dogs and
cats to qualify for a City
license. All cats and dogs
four months of age or older
in the city must have a
current yearly animal li
cense. City licenses will not
be sold at the clinics; how
ever, mail-in envelopes for
obtaining licenses may be
picked up at local veteri
narian offices starting May
7.
Reduced rate rabies
clinids are being sponsored
by the Mecklenburg Coun
ty Health Department te
weeks of May 7-12, Sep
tember 10 15 and Decem
ber 10-15. For more in
formation about rabies
clinics, call 399-2501.
Gini Ingram
Continued From Page 14A
stand the problems with
waste landfills and the
need for a comprehensive
state policy on hazardous
wastes,” Ingram stated.
Many blacks suffered
from the spills of the toxic
waste, PCB, in Warrenton,
N.C., but protests against
dumping the wastes led to
arrests. “Only planning
and immediate forceful
action can help N.C. avoid
another PCB crisis,” In
gram professed.
(ierald Griff
Gerald H. Griff has
joined the local agency of
The Life Insurance Com
pany of Virginia as a re
presentative, announced C.
Wayne Dewar, CLU, agen
cy manager.
With more than $17
billion of life insurance in
force. Life of Virginia is the
oldest major life insurance
company headquartered in
the South, having been
founded in 1871. The com
pany sells and services
individual and group life
and health insurance, an
nuities, and pension plans.
Life of Virginia has more
than 120 offices in the
United States with more
than 2,000 sales and ser
vice representatives.
Mercy’s Renoyation Pagram
Mercy Hospital nurses
once again man their
nursing stations on two
floors of the St. Mary’s
wing with the completion of
the first step toward the
hospital’s overall $7 mill
ion renovation and ex
pansion program.
The nursing stations on
the fourth and fifth floors
of the St. Mary’s wing have
been expanded.
Construction also is un
der way to convert semi
private and four-bed wards
in the wing into private
rooms with private baths.
The first three private
, Rev. J.T. White
both vvalls Memorial pastor
need for a new building and
funds to begin, but their
location no longer seemed
right. Over the years as
Charlotte grew, many of
the neighbors moved to the
city, miles from the
church. Attendance was
still good but transporta
tion problems caused hard
ships. While the members
considered their plans for
the future, another congre
gation was facing its own
crisis.
Mother Walls AME Zion
Church was named in
honor of the mother of
Bishop William Jacob
Walls and established as a
The new congregation
mission work on States
ville Avenue by the West
ern North Carolina Con
ference and the Charlotte
District of the denomin
ation. Unfortunately, the
congregation did not ex
pand in numbers and the
decision was made to look
for assistance.
The Presiding Elder, G.
W. Hunter, began the
search tor an established
congregation. The need of
Mount Calvary Church was
brought to his attention by
Ms. Rosa Means Lenoir.
After many conferences
with all involved, includ
ing ministers, trustees,
elders, the congregations,
and the Presiding Elder
himself, a merger was cre
ated uniting the fledgling
church which needed more
members and the estab
lished church which needed
a better location. This
move was made under the
leadership of the late Rev.
William H. Lenoir.
took the name Mother
Walls AME Zion Church.
Immediately it set to work.
The first need was to
finish the interior of the
church which lacked pews
and a heating system. A
series of fundraising drives
were initiated and special
events involved every
member of the congrega
tion. These special events
kept enthusiasm high while
the financial struggles con
tinued. There were rallies,
suppers, contests and pro
grams, all of which con
tributed to the financial
strength of the church
while they built a spirit of
fellowship in the commun
ity-
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